General Information

Our Mission

To serve and protect the college community by providing and creating a safe environment
within our capabilities contributing to the overall Suffolk County Community College
mission. We are committed to the educational process and overall well-being of all
individuals interacting with our college and department.

Core Values

To provide high quality safety services to the campus community.

To maintain high standard of personal and professional ethics.

To embrace the importance of consultation, teamwork and open discussion with campus
constituencies on comprehensive safety.

Practice prevention with all safety goals.

To appreciate and value diversity within the College.

Department Facts

We provide safety oversight to all 5 campuses 24/7 with 44 full-time officers, 3 campus
Captains, an Assistant Director of Public Safety and Environmental Health, and the
Director of Fire and Public Safety.

We respond to all law enforcement calls and maintain facility safety. In 2011 we
implemented an email system that allows us to know the nature of all 911 calls pertaining
to our campus through Suffolk County 911 central dispatching for the Ammerman and
Grant campuses. The Eastern Campus relies on the Southampton town 911 system, the
Culinary Arts Center relies on the Riverhead town 911 system.

Our Mission...Suffolk County Community College promotes intellectual discovery, physical development, social and ethical awareness, and economic opportunities for all through an education that transforms lives, builds communities, and improves society.